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Winthrop student enrollment dropping, effects felt throughout campus

Christian Smith

Courtesy of our reporting partners at the Palmetto Report. To read the full story, click here. Since the 2017-2018 year, student enrollment at Winthrop University is down by almost 500…

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CSL chair Erin Emiroglu wants student involvement

Marley Bassett

Council of Student Leaders Chair Erin Emiroglu has always had a passion for student government. She was a member of Emerging Leaders during her freshman year in 2018 and joined…

Budget cuts lead to removal of Dacus subscriptions

Spencer Horton

Professors were given a list of 108 subscriptions and 12 databases that would no longer be available on Jan. 17 through Dacus Library due to Winthrop’s current campus budget planning…

This week in American politics

Taylor Sallenger

Supreme Court judge Justice Stephen G. Breyer announced his retirement last week. This comes at a deliberate time before midterm elections where democrats are expected to lose their majority in…

Police Blotter

Sarah Hassler

On Jan. 18, the R/O (Reporting Officer) was dispatched to Phelps Hall in regards to vehicle break-in. Once on scene, the R/O made contact with the victim who informed the…

No injuries in fire at Courtyard

Christian Smith

A combination washer-dryer unit caught fire in the Courtyard at Winthrop residence hall before midnight on Monday, filling the first floor with toxic smoke. There were no injuries. Facilities…

2019 Miss USA, Fort Mill High School and University of SC graduate, dies at 30

Bryn Eddy

Cheslie Kryst, one of the most influential young women of color of 2019, died on Sunday after jumping from the 29th floor of an NYC apartment building. Kryst was named…

Police Blotter- 01/18

Sarah Hassler

On Jan. 18 the R/O (Reporting Officer) was dispatched to The Nest Apartments in regards to a harassment complaint. The complainant advised that there were multiple subjects inside of…

WU Presidential Search, what we know so far

Chase Duncan

The Winthrop Presidential Search Committee has begun selecting potential presidential candidates from a pool of over 150 applications to interview over Zoom during the last week of January, according to…

COVID keeps changing, Winthrop ‘staying the course’

Christian Smith

As the new Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, spreads quickly around the world, health authorities like the Center for Disease Control and the S.C. Department of…